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#BB12F2

#bb12f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb12f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.06% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 92.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.27°, with 89.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #49f212

Split complementary

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #b9f212
  3. #12f24b

Analogous

  1. #4b12f2
  2. #bb12f2
  3. #f212b9

Triadic

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #f2bb12
  3. #12f2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #f21249
  3. #49f212
  4. #12f2bb

Square

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #f24b12
  3. #49f212
  4. #12b9f2

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0665
  2. #860aae
  3. #bb12f2
  4. #d05bf6
  5. #e5a3fa

Shades

#bb12f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #a810da
  3. #960ec2
  4. #830da9
  5. #700b91
  6. #5e0979
  7. #4b0761
  8. #380549
  9. #250430
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb12f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #c22af3
  3. #c941f5
  4. #cf59f6
  5. #d671f7
  6. #dd89f9
  7. #e4a0fa
  8. #ebb8fb
  9. #f1d0fc
  10. #f8e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb12f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb12f2
  2. #b51de7
  3. #af28db
  4. #a933d0
  5. #a33ec4
  6. #9e49b9
  7. #9854ae
  8. #925fa2
  9. #8c6a97
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5588f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6856f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b846bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb12f2 {
  color: #bb12f2;
}
Background
.bg-bb12f2 {
  background-color: #bb12f2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb12f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb12f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb12f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 90% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb12f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb12f2, #f212b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb12f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.58 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.83 #44ed0d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb12f2  rgb(187, 18, 242)  hsl(285, 90%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49f212  rgb(73, 242, 18)  hsl(105, 90%, 51%)  Neon Green
#f2bb12  rgb(242, 187, 18)  hsl(45, 90%, 51%)  Golden Poppy
#12f2bb  rgb(18, 242, 187)  hsl(165, 90%, 51%)  Aquamarine